CAV Angels is headed by a group of individuals who have been successful as private investors, entrepreneurs, and executives.
CAV Angels is headed by a group of individuals who have been successful as private investors, entrepreneurs, and executives.
Paul Nolde has over two decades of experience in the banking, finance, and venture capital sectors, serving in multiple business development and management roles.
Jim is a successful entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He founded, led, and exited an IT services firm that he grew from 5 people to 550 people in 9 years, and has started/led additional ventures since.
Rich is a respected chemicals industry senior finance executive with a proven track record. He has served as the CFO at two public and one private, now public global materials companies.
Dick is the Chairman of the Crawford Group, Inc., a multi-unit investment business with activities in agriculture, real estate, and advanced technology.
Nicole is a third year in in the McIntire School of Commerce. She is a 2022 CAV Angels Intern.
Emily is a third year student in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a 2021 CAV Angels Intern.
Carson is a second year in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a 2022 CAV Angels Intern.
Claudia is a double Hoo currently pursuing her MBA at the Darden School of Business. Prior to Darden, Claudia spent 4+ years in marketing for outdoor industry brands, and worked at CavAngels’ portfolio company Babylon Microfarms.
Trip is an MBA candidate at the UVA Darden School of Business. He has 4+ years of experience in technology consulting with a focus in the healthcare and life sciences space.
Annie is an MBA candidate at the UVA Darden School of Business. She has 4+ years of experience in financial services and has worked for several early-stage startups, including CavAngels portfolio company Sunny Day Fund.
Tanner is an MBA candidate at UVA Darden School of Business. He spent 5+ years at EY in NYC within Financial Services Consulting, focusing on consumer products and enterprise resilience. Before Darden, Tanner left EY as a Manager to join SidelineSwap (the leading used sports gear marketplace) within Strategy & Finance. For his MBA internships, Tanner was a Venture Associate for Transform Capital (late-stage VC) and participated in Peak6’s MBA Bootcamp.
Paul Nolde has over two decades of experience in the banking, finance, and venture capital sectors, serving in multiple business development and management roles.
Jim Cheng, JD/MBA, is a successful entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He founded, led, and successfully exited an IT services firm that he grew from 5 people to 550 people in 9 years, and has started and led additional ventures since.
Rich is a respected chemicals industry senior finance executive with a proven track record of working within leadership teams that have created significant shareholder value. He has served as the CFO at two public (Albemarle and PolyOne Corporation) and one private, now public (Trinseo, LLC) global materials companies.
Richard Crawford is the Chairman of the Crawford Group, Inc., a multi-unit investment business with activities in agriculture, real estate, and advanced technology.
Greg is a proud ‘double Hoo’, holding a BA from the College of Arts and Sciences and an MBA from the Darden School of Business in Finance and Accounting.
Jess has over 30 years of investment and business experience managing alternative assets and individual portfolios.
Aaron Fernstrom joined the Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management in March 2017. Prior to returning to Darden, Fernstrom served in the Asset Management Strategy practice at Deloitte. His engagements included long-term strategic planning, growth strategy, marketing strategy, product development, change management, organizational design, and post-merger operational integration for some of the world’s largest asset managers.
Nicole Thorne Jenkins became the John A. Griffin Dean of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia on July 1, 2020. Prior to arriving at McIntire, Dean Jenkins was the Von Allmen Endowed Chair of Accountancy and Vice Dean in the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky.
Christine Mahoney is a Professor of Public Policy and Politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Director of Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia. She studies social justice advocacy and direct action through social entrepreneurship and impact investing.
Mr. Peng is an investor and entrepreneur, living in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr. Peng was most recently the founder and CEO of a greenfield project in Virginia applying leading innovative technology from China to produce eco-friendly products.
Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi is a Miami, FL native and recent MBA graduate from UVA Darden. Throughout her MBA, Adriana worked at Bessemer Venture Partners, Glynn Capital, and Anorak Ventures while serving as Managing Partner at Dorm Room Fund.
Nikki Hastings is an operations biotech executive and entrepreneurial ecosystem builder with over 15 years of experience with early-stage biotech/medtech and medical device companies. She has held executive management roles at companies across multiple industry sectors including HemoShear Therapeutics, Contraline, and Cerillo.
Brian K. Plum is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. (Ticker: BRBS) and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary Blue Ridge Bank, National Association. He has been with the company since August 2006.
The University of Virginia Alumni Association’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
Dick is the Chairman of the Crawford Group, Inc., a multi-unit investment business with activities in agriculture, real estate, and advanced technology.
John May, MPA, is a successful venture capitalist that specializes in angel group formation. He has been actively involved in the venture capital space for north of 25 years, has co-authored and co-edited multiple books on the subject of angel investing, and has received numerous honors and awards validating his high degree of knowledge and success in the venture-investing arena.
William W. Sihler retired in 2015 after teaching corporate and institutional finance for 48 years at the University of Virginia's Colgate Darden Graduate Business School where he held the Ronald E. Trzcinski Professorship in Business Administration.
Co-Managing Partner at DS9 Capital. Co-Founder, OrchcestraRx, a DS9 portfolio company. JP Morgan/Lazard trained banker turned insurtech corporate/business development practitioner delivering commercial pipeline to sustainably grow companies.
Jim Daniero, MD MS is an Otolaryngologist at UVA and an expert in laryngeal and upper airway surgery. His clinical and research focus involves advanced techniques for upper airway reconstruction and the development of novel biomaterials for tissue engineering applications.